SEPTA expands travel wallet availability

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is expanding its travel wallet availability, enabling more passengers to use the SEPTA Key Card for tap-and-go travel. Customers who currently use tokens, paper transfers or pay with cash can transition to the Key. The Travel Wallet will automatically deduct single-rides at the discounted token rate and process transfers. This travel wallet expansion moves SEPTA further toward full implementation of the Key, while giving customers time to tra
March 13, 2017 Read time: 1 min
4288 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is expanding its travel wallet availability, enabling more passengers to use the SEPTA Key Card for tap-and-go travel.

Customers who currently use tokens, paper transfers or pay with cash can transition to the Key. The Travel Wallet will automatically deduct single-rides at the discounted token rate and process transfers.

This travel wallet expansion moves SEPTA further toward full implementation of the Key, while giving customers time to transition from using tokens, paper transfers and cash. Weekly and Monthly TransPass users are also moving to Key Cards.

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